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Re: For bass: Vandoren B30, B44, B40

Author: William
Date: 2012-03-05 16:03

Your "moderate ambitions" may not justify it, but your improved performance will. The better you play the more you will appreciate music--it's that simple. My Grabner CX_BS mpc is the best I've ever played in terms of basic response and sound in the upper register. Other lesser, but "OK" bass mpces I've played include a Vandoran B45 (which Walter worked on), a Charles Bay and a Pomarico "Jazz" #2. They are all good mouthpieces, but do not rise to the performance my CX_BS allows. Walter has discontinued my mouthpiece but has replaced it with the LB model developed with the help of CSO bass clarinetist, J. Laurie Bloom. Don't sell you "ambitions" short--I'm certainly not "the best" bass clarinetist in the world, but I am *better* with my Grabner--and happier.

To be fair, a lot of bass clarinetist's also like Clark Fobes bass mouthpieces. You can often see them listed for sale on eBay and a number of mail-order music stores. I have not tried them, but would guess that they are far superior to any mass produced mouthpiece on the market--Vandoran and Selmer included.

Both Walter Grabner and Clark Fobes are professional bass clarinetist's and take great pride in their work.

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